Larimna power station is a 800 MW coal power station in Central Greece, Greece. It is operated by Public Power Corporation SA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.0 million homes (estimated). It ranks #9 of 99 Greece power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 3 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 1 cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 4.7% of Greece's electricity; the national grid averages 315 gCO₂/kWh (49.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_larimna_greec.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 800 MW, Larimna power station is around the median coal plant in Greece (800 MW). Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
3 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Share of Greece coal capacity
- 13.5% of 5,921 MW across 8 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Greece
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Public Power Corporation SA [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 38.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #4 largest coal power plant of 8 in Greece by capacity.
Greece has 8 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 5,921 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Revenia Solar Power Plant · Solar · 7.5 MW · Central Greece
- Thiva Solar Power Plant · Solar · 5 MW · Central Greece
- Dimossia Solar Power Plant · Solar · 2 MW · Central Greece
- Heron I · Gas · 148 MW · Central Greece
- Heron II · Gas · 432 MW · Central Greece
- GOURI MELES · Wind · 33 MW · Attica
Location
Coordinates 38.56582, 23.284911 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Larimna power station?
Larimna power station is a 800 MW coal power plant in Central Greece, Greece.
Who operates Larimna power station?
Larimna power station is operated by Public Power Corporation SA [100%].
How much CO₂ does Larimna power station emit?
Larimna power station has measured emissions of about 3 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).